Back from Eternity

Back from Eternity (1956)

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Director John Farrow's Back From Eternity is a virtual scene-for-scene remake of Farrow's 1939 film Five Came Back. The earlier film is the better of the two, if only because it is 22 minutes shorter. The plot concerns a small passenger plane that crashlands in South America, square in the heart of… More

PG, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
John Farrow
Written By
Richard Carroll, Jonathan Latimer
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Feb 19, 1957 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online

    ... John Farrow's 1956 aviation disaster thriller turned jungle survival drama is in fact a faithful remake of the director's own 1939 Five Came Back.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Why this film was made was to see if it could save failing RKO additional expenses and make money the easy way through a remake.

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